Anime is known for its long-running series and feature-length masterpieces, but sometimes the shortest stories leave the deepest impressions. In the last five years, a wave of visually stunning, ...

UCLA alumni are emphasizing the important effects cinema has on its youngest viewers. On May 11, the James Bridges Theater will host the annual Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival, ...

Short films are a unique outlet for filmmakers to unleash their wildest ideas and full creativity. Not bogged down by the typical limitations and rules of a feature, a director can make a short film ...

When it comes to depicting raw, emotional honesty about the societal expectations placed on trans women, Geena Rocero is not playing dress up. In her debut short film, Dolls, an endearing term for a ...

Meet Dev, an avid writer, cat lover, and anime enthusiast. He has a passion for storytelling, traveling, and new adventures. Anime stories span across various genres and styles. Among these, short ...

Have a lot of auditions coming up but not a lot of time to watch three-hour-plus epics for inspiration? Thankfully, many short films are not only helmed by Academy Award–friendly moviemakers but also ...

Award ceremonies are most fun when they’re about underdogs, and since the Oscars’ headliner awards didn’t quite satisfy that need this year, it might be beneficial to take a closer look at the ...

The beauty of film as art is that it contains a variety of forms. It can be a fictional, narrative story that springs out of the imagination of a writer, or a documentary that details historical ...